ARGONAUT BOOKS

The reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own London Reviews 'An enjoyable romp through the social history of a century from the Great Fire and the rebuilding of London to the Enlightenment, taking in discourses on midwifery, madness, child-rearing, burial practices, the birth and development of the London property market and the dangers of being a woman.' The Times'Wonderful… Leo Hollis knows the expanding city like the back of his hand, and brings a forensic eye and a deep empathy...Read More